PETS Level 4 Sample Tasks
(PETS四级样题)
Section I Listening Comprehension,Part AYou will hear a
recording of a conversation between Mary and John about the Hilton Hotel and
the Hotel Rossiya. Listen to it and fill out the table with the information
you've heard for questions 1-5. Some of the information has been completed for
you. Write not more than 3 words in each numbered box. You will hear the
recording twice. You now have 25 seconds to read the table below.
Information about the Hilton Hotel and the Hotel Rossiya
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The Hilton Hotel |
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The Hotel Rossiya |
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| Number of Bedrooms |
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1 |
3,200 |
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| Number of Employees |
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2 |
3,000 |
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| Number of Restaurants |
12 |
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3 |
| Number of Elevators |
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4 |
| Country of Location |
U.S. |
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5 |
Tapescript:
M: Hi, Mary. How's everything?W: Fine. You know, John, I'm
planning to go to Las Vegas for a holiday and would like to stay in a large
hotel. Anything to recommend?M: Er? the Hilton Hotel there is quite a large
one. It has ? er ? 3,174 bedrooms. It also has 12 restaurants and about
125,000 square feet of convention space. There're a 10-acre recreation deck
and a stage show dining hall. Over 3,600 people now work for it.W: Oh, great!
Is it the largest hotel in the U.S.?M: Yes, it is. But it may not be the
largest in the world. Er ? as far as I know, the Hotel Rossiya in Moscow is
larger than Hilton. It is a 12-story building that has 3,200 rooms. It can
provide accommodation for 6,000 guests. It takes nearly 8 years and a half to
spend one night in each room. Besides, there's a 21-story "Presidential tower"
in the central courtyard. It has 15 restaurants and 93 elevators. And it
employs about 3,000 people. The ballroom is known as the world's largest.
Russians are not allowed to live in that hotel. And foreigners are charged 16
times more than the very low rate charged Russian officials.W: It's
unbelievable ?[fade out]
Now you will hear the recording again. (The recording is
repeated.)
That is the end of Part A.
Part BYou will hear a radio weather forecast. Answer questions
6-10 while listening. Use not more than 5 words for each answer. You will hear
the recording twice. You now have 40 seconds to read the questions.
When will showers reach south-west England and the southern
coast of Wales?
What will the minimum temperature be in the south during the
night?
On what day of the week do you think this weather forecast was
given?
What will be the general feeling about the weekend in the
Netherlands?
What part of England will be cloudy and dry over the weekend?
Tapescript
W: Hello. It's been another warm and fine day for most of us.
Temperatures in south-east England reached twenty-six degrees Centigrade by
mid-afternoon, and Brighton had fifteen hours of lovely sunshine. But already
the weather is beginning to change, I'm afraid, and during the night showers
will slowly move in from the Atlantic to reach south-west England and the
southern coast of Wales by early morning.The rest of the country will have a
very mild, dry night with minimum temperatures no lower than fifteen degrees
in the south, a little cooler ? eleven degrees or so ? in the north. Any
remaining showers in northwest Scotland will pass quickly, to leave a mild,
dry night there too.And now, the outlook for Friday and the weekend. Well,
southern Europe will once again get the best of the weekend weather, and if
your holiday starts this weekend, then southern Spain is the place to go, with
temperatures of thirty-four degrees along the Mediterranean coast. At the
eastern end of the Med, too, you can expect uninterrupted sunshine and
temperatures of up to thirty-two degrees Centigrade in Greece and south-east
Italy, but further north the weather's not so settled. Much of France, Belgium
and the Netherlands will be cloudy with occasional rain and maximum
temperatures will be around twenty-two degrees ? very disappointing for this
time of the year.Scotland and Northern Ireland will have heavy rain for much
of the weekend and temperatures will drop to a cool seventeen degrees. Across
most of England the weather will be cloudy but mainly dry with sunny periods.
And when the sun does come out temperatures could rise to a maximum of
twenty-three degrees.
Now you will hear the recording again. (The recording is
repeated.)
That is the end of Part B.
Part CYou will hear three dialogues or monologues. Before
listening to each one, you will have time to read the questions related to it.
While listening, answer each question by choosing A, B, C or D. After
listening, you will have time to check your answer. You will hear each piece
once only.Questions 11-13 are based on the following talk introducing Emily
Dickinson, a well-known American poet. You now have 30 seconds to read
questions 11-13.
11. How long did Emily Dickinson live in the house where she
was born?[A] almost all her life[B] less than half her life[C] until 1830[D]
before 1872
12. Which of the following is true of Emily Dickinson?[A] She
was not a productive poet.[B] She saw many of her poems published.[C] She was
not a sociable person.[D] She had contact only with a few poets.
13. When was Emily Dickinson widely recognized?[A] after Henry
James referred highly to her[B] after seven of her poems were published[C]
after her poems became known to others[D] after she was dead for many years
Tapescript:
M: Emily Dickinson is one of the greatest American poets. She
was born in a typical New England village in Massachusetts on December 10,
1830. She was the second child of the family. She died in the same house
fifty-six years later. During her life time she never left her native land.
She left her home state only once. She left her village very few times. And
after 1872 she rarely left her house and yard. In the last years of her life
she retreated to a smaller and smaller circle of family and friends. In those
later years she dressed in white, avoided strangers, and communicated chiefly
through notes and poems even with intimates. The doctor who attended her
illness was allowed to "examine" her in another room, seeing her walk by an
opened door. She was thought of as a "strange" figure in her home village.
When she died on May 15, 1886, she was unknown to the rest of the world. Only
seven of her poems had appeared in print.But to think Emily Dickinson only as
a strange figure is a serious mistake. She lived simply and deliberately. She
faced the essential facts of life. According to Henry James, a famous American
novelist, she was one of those on whom nothing was lost. Only by thus living
could Dickinson manage both to fulfill her obligations as a daughter, a
sister, and a housekeeper and to write on the average one poem a day.She read
only a few books but knew them deeply. Her poems are simple but remarkably
rich. Not until 1950s was she recognized as one of the greatest American
poets.
Section II Use of EnglishRead the following text. Choose the
best word for each numbered blank and mark A, B, C or D on ANSWER SHEET
（1）.During the 1980s, unemployment and underemployment in some
countries was as high as 90 per cent. Some countries did not 1 enough food;
basic needs in housing and clothing were not
（2） . Many of these countries looked to the industrial
processes of the developed nations
（3） solutions.
（4） , problems cannot always be solved by copying the
industrialized nations. Industry in the developed nations is highly automated
and very
（5） . It provides fewer jobs than labor-intensive industrial
processes, and highly
（6） workers are needed to
（7）and repair the equipment. These workers must be trained,
（8） many nations do not have the necessary training
institutions. Thus, the
（9） of importing industry becomes higher. Students must be
sent abroad to
（10） vocational and professional training.
（11） , just to begin training, the students must
（12） learn English, French, German, or Japanese. The students
then spend many years abroad, and
（13） do not return home.All nations agree that science and
technology
（14） be shared. The point is: countries
（15） the industrial processes of the developed nations need to
look carefully
（16） the costs, because many of these costs are
（17） . Students from these nations should
（18） the problems of the industrialized countries closely.
（19） care, they will take home not the problems of science and
technology,
（20） the benefits.
1. [A]generate [B]raise [C]produce [D]manufacture
2. [A]answered [B]met [C]calculated [D]remembered
3. [A]for [B]without [C]as [D]about
4. [A]Moreover [B]Therefore [C]Anyway [D]However
5. [A]expensive [B]mechanical [C]flourishing [D]complicated
6. [A]gifted [B]skilled [C]trained [D]versatile
7. [A]keep [B]maintain [C]retain [D] protect
8. [A]since [B]so [C]and [D]yet
9. [A]charge [B]price [C]cost [D]value
10. [A]accept [B]gain [C]receive [D]absorb
11. [A]Frequently [B]Incidentally [C]Deliberately [D]Eventually
12. [A]soon [B]quickly [C]immediately [D]first
13. [A]some [B]others [C]several [D]few
14. [A]might [B]should [C]would [D]will
15. [A]adopting [B]conducting [C]receiving [D]adjusting
16. [A]to [B]at [C]on [D]about
17. [A]opaque [B]secret [C]sealed [D]hidden
18. [A]tackle [B]learn [C]study [D]manipulate
19. [A]In [B]Through [C]With [D]Under
20. [A]except [B]nor [C]or [D]but
Section III Reading ComprehensionPart ARead the following four
texts. Answer the questions below each text by choosing A, B, C or D. Mark
your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1.
Text 1
It was 3:45 in the morning when the vote was finally taken.
After six months of arguing and a final 16 hours of hot parliamentary debates,
Australia's Northern Territory became the first legal authority in the world
to allow doctors to take the lives of incurably ill patients who wish to die.
The measure was passed by the convincing vote of 15 to 10. Almost immediately
word flashed on the Internet and was picked up, half a world away, by John
Hofsess, executive director of the Right to Die Society of Canada. He sent it
on via the group's on-line service, Death NET. Says Hofsess: "We posted
bulletins all day long, because of course this isn't just something that
happened in Australia. It's world history."The full import may take a while to
sink in. The NT Rights of the Terminally Ill law has left physicians and
citizens alike trying to deal with its moral and practical implications. Some
have breathed sighs of relief; others, including churches, right-to-life
groups and the Australian Medical Association, bitterly attacked the bill and
the haste of its passage. But the tide is unlikely to turn back. In Australia
? where an aging population, life-extending technology and changing community
attitudes have all played their part ? other states are going to consider
making a similar law to deal with euthanasia. In the U.S. and Canada, where
the right-to-die movement is gathering strength, observers are waiting for the
dominoes to start falling.Under the new Northern Territory law, an adult
patient can request death ? probably by a deadly injection or pill ? to put an
end to suffering. The patient must be diagnosed as terminally ill by two
doctors. After a "cooling off" period of seven days, the patient can sign a
certificate of request. After 48 hours the wish for death can be met. For
Lloyd Nickson, a 54-year-old Darwin resident suffering from lung cancer, the
NT Rights of Terminally Ill law means he can get on with living without the
haunting fear of his suffering: a terrifying death from his breathing
condition. "I'm not afraid of dying from a spiritual point of view, but what I
was afraid of was how I'd go, because I've watched people die in the hospital
fighting for oxygen and clawing at their masks," he says.
1. From the second paragraph we learn that[A] the objection to
euthanasia is diminishing in some countries.[B] physicians and citizens have
the same view on euthanasia.[C] technological changes are chiefly responsible
for the new law.[D] it takes time to appreciate the significance of laws
passed.
2. By saying that "observers are waiting for the dominoes to
start falling", the authormeans that[A] observers are taking a wait-and-see
attitude towards the future of euthanasia.[B] there is a possibility of
similar bills being passed in the U.S. and Canada.[C] observers are waiting to
see the movement end up in failure.[D] the process of the bill taking effect
may finally come to a stop.
3. When Lloyd Nickson is close to death, he will[A] undergo a
cooling off period of seven days.[B] experience the suffering of a lung cancer
patient.[C] have an intense fear of terrible suffering.[D] face his death with
the calm characteristic of euthanasia.4. What is the author's attitude towards
euthanasia?[A] Hostile.[B] Suspicious.[C] Approving.[D] Indifferent.5. We can
infer from the text that the author believes the success of the right-to-diemovement
is[A] only a matter of time.[B] far from certain.[C] just an illusion.[D] a
shattered hope.
Part BRead the following text carefully and then translate the
underlined segments into Chinese. Your translation should be written clearly
on ANSWER SHEET 2.
Do animals have rights? This is how the question is usually
put. It sounds like a useful, ground-clearing way to start.
61) Actually, it isn't, because it assumes that there is an
agreed account of human rights, which is something the world does not have.On
one view of rights, to be sure, it necessarily follows that animals have none.
62) Some philosophers argue that rights exist only within a
social contract, as part of an exchange of duties and entitlements. Therefore,
animals cannot have rights. The idea of punishing a tiger that kills somebody
is absurd; for exactly the same reason, so is the idea that tigers have
rights. However, this is only one account, and by no means an uncontested one.
It denies rights not only to animals but also to some people ? for instance,
to infants, the mentally incapable and future generations. In addition, it is
unclear what force a contract can have for people who never consented to it:
how do you reply to somebody who says "I don't like this contract"?The point
is this: without agreement on the rights of people, arguing about the rights
of animals is fruitless.
63) It leads the discussion to extremes at the outset: it
invites you to think that animals should be treated either with the
consideration humans extend to other humans, or with no consideration at all.
This is a false choice. Better to start with another, more fundamental,
question: is the way we treat animals a moral issue at all?Many deny it.
64) Arguing from the view that humans are different from
animals in every relevant respect, extremists of this kind think that animals
lie outside the area of moral choice. Any regard for the suffering of animals
is seen as a mistake ? a sentimental displacement of feeling that should
properly be directed to other humans.This view, which holds that torturing a
monkey is morally equivalent to chopping wood, may seem bravely "logical". In
fact it is simply shallow: the confused center is right to reject it. The most
elementary form of moral reasoning ? the ethical equivalent of learning to
crawl ? is to weigh others' interests against one's own. This in turn requires
sympathy and imagination: without which there is no capacity for moral
thought. To see an animal in pain is enough, for most, to engage sympathy.
65) When that happens, it is not a mistake: it is mankind's
instinct for moral reasoning in action, an instinct that should be encouraged
rather than laughed at.
Section IV WritingWidespread tobacco consumption has led to
grave consequences, yet the tobacco companies are still claiming that they
make a valuable contribution to the world economy.Write an essay
1) criticizing their view and
2) justifying your stand.In your essay, make full use of the
information provided in the pictures printed below.You should write
approximately 160 ? 200 words on ANSWER SHEET 2.
ORAL TESTPart AInterlocutor:1，Good morning/afternoon. Could I
have your mark sheets, please? Thank you.(Hand over the mark sheets to the
Assessor)2，My name is ...and this is my colleague ... He/she is just going to
be listening to us. So, you are ... and ...? Thank you.3，First of all we'd
like to know something about you, so I'm going to ask some questions about
yourselves.(Select one or more questions from each of the following categories
as appropriate.)
Hometown1，Where are you from?2，How long have you lived
there?3，What's it like living there?
Family
· What can you tell me about your family?Work / Study
· Can you tell me something about your work or studies?(To a
student)
· What do you specialize in?
· What do you enjoy most about your studies?
· What subject(s) do you like best?
· Have you ever worked during the vacation?
· What kind of job did you do?
· How did you like it?(To an adult who already has a job)
· What job do you do?
· Do you like it? And why?
· What qualifications did you need in order to get your "job"?Leisure
· Do you have any hobbies?
· How did you become interested in (whatever hobby the
candidate enjoys)?
· Which do you prefer, watching TV or going to the cinema?
What sort ofprogram / film do you like to watch?
· What kinds of sports are you interested in? Why?
· What kinds of music do you enjoy most? Why?
· How do you usually spend your holidays?
· Is there anywhere you would particularly like to visit?
Why?Future Plans
· What do you hope to do in your professional life in the next
few years?
· How important is English for your future plans? And please
give reasons tosupport your view.
Part B
Interlocutor:
· Now I'd like you to talk about something between yourselves
but speak so thatwe can hear you. You should take care to share the
opportunity of speaking.(Put the picture in front of both candidates and give
instructions with reference tothe picture.)
· You have a very close friend whose birthday is coming.
Discuss each of thechoices shown in the picture and decide which you'd like to
choose forcelebrating his birthday. Give reasons for your decision.
· This picture is for your reference.
· You have three minutes for this.
· Would you like to begin now, please?
Picture
Part C
Interlocutor:
· I'm going to give each of you a picture and I'd like you to
first briefly describeand then give your comment on what you see in the
picture.(Put Picture 1 in front of both candidates)
· Candidate A, this is your picture. You have three minutes to
talk about it.
· Candidate B, listen carefully while Candidate A is speaking.
When he/shehas finished, I'd like you to ask him/her a question about what
he/she has said.
· Candidate A, would you like to begin now, please?
Candidate A: (three minutes)
Interlocutor:
· Thank you. Now, Candidate B, could you please ask your
partner a question?
(Half a minute for asking and answering the question)
(Take back Picture 1 and put Picture 2 in front of both
candidates)
· Ok, Candidate B, here is your picture. You also have three
minutes to talk aboutyour picture.
· Candidate A, listen carefully while Candidate B is speaking.
When he/she isfinished, I'd like you to ask him/her a question about what
he/she has said.
· Candidate B, would you like to begin now, please?
Candidate B: (Three minutes)Interlocutor:
· Thank you. Now, Candidate A, could you please ask your
partner a question?(Half a minute for asking and answering the question)
· Thank you. That is the end of the test.
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